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March 18,1941.

M. P. ExLlNE ETAL 2,235,290

y TABLE' Filed Sept. 12. 1938 Patented Mar. 18, 1941 PATENT OFFICE TABLEMarcus P. Exline and Karl T. Kayne, Dallas, Tex., assignors y ofone-third to Z. E. Marvin, Sr.,

Dallas, r1ex.

Application September 12, 1938, Serial No. 229,585

1 Claim.

This invention relates to tables and it has particular reference to atable which may be readily assembled and disassembled without the use ofnails, screws, or angular brace members.

5 The principal object of the invention is to provide a table having ahigh degree of rigidity, and so designed that the parts may be readilycut or sawed from a single piece of material, such as plywood, with aminimum of waste.

Another object is to provide a table having but few parts and which maybe collapsed into a minimum space for shipment or storage.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a table which isornamental in design and which may be produced at a low cost insofar aslabor and material is concerned.

With the foregoing objects as paramount, the invention has particularreference to its salient features of construction and arrangement ofparts which will become manifest as the description proceeds, taken inconnection with the accompanying drawing, wherein- Figure 1 is aperspective view of a table constructed in accordance with the presentinvention.

Figure 2 is a plan view of the pattern for the type table shown inFigure 1.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary View in perspective of one of the base membersand showing the notch therein.

'` Figure 4 is a view similar to Figure 3 showing the companion basemember, and f Figure 5 is a fragmentary view in vertical section showingthe means for locking the table top to the leg portions.

Continuing with a more detailed description of the drawing, reference isprimarily made to Figure 2 in which is shown a pattern of the tableembodying the invention.

A strip of material of greater length than width o is out midway betweenits ends to remove a portion 50 of any desired shape but preferablycircular, as shown. By thus removing the central portion 50, the supportfor the latter as the table top is provided through the medium ofmembers 5 5I and 52.

The members 5l and 52 are provided with slots 53 and 54, the slot 53extending downwardly toward the cuts 55 and 56 previously made inremoving the top portion 5l While the slot 54 ex- 50 tends from this cutupwardly, when the two members 5I and 52 are right side up.

When the two members are associated in the manner shown in Figure 3, theslots 53 and 54 are correspondingly engaged so that the body of member5I will overlie that of member 52 in interlocking relationship. In thisposition, that portion of each member defined by the cuts 55 and 56serves as a pair of legs and oppositely dis 5 posed, provide a supportor base.

llt will be noted that the top portion is provided with spaced,peripheral slots or notches 51. Th-ese slots or notches are adapted toreceive ears 53 provided on the ends of each member 5I and 10 52opposite the semi-circular cuts 55 and 55 respectively and which endsare otherwise shaped to produce plane surfaces on which the top 5trests.

two base or supporting members 5I and 52 are assembled in interlockingrelationship, the top 50 is placed so that the notches 5l will receivethe ears 58 of the members. This association of elements will produce anexceptionally sturdy table 20 without requiring any means for holdingthe Vparts together other than the interlocking of the parts.

The fact that none of the elements of the cornbination have lateralprotuberances enables the g5 table, when knocked down, to be packed in acarton having a depth of only thrice the thickness of any one part ofthe combination.

Manifestly, the constructionas shown and described is capable of somemodification and such 30 modification. as may be construed to fallwithin the scope and meaning of the claim is also considered to bewithin the Spirit and intent of the invention.

What is claimed is:

A table construction comprising a blank of greater length than widthhaving a circular cutout midway between the ends thereof and shortV ofits sides to provide a circular table top portion, supporting meansdefined by transverse severance of said blank diametrically across thecircular opening therein produced by the removal of said top portion,said supporting means comprising two identical members each havingopposed ends defined by said circular opening providing legs and furtherhaving slots for relative interlocking relationship to hold said membersin assembled position to receive said circular top portion and meanscarried by said members receivable in slots in said top portion toretain the latter against 5o rotation.

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MARCUS P. EXLINE. KARL T. KAYNE.

It will be observed, therefore, that when the 15

